Create a Four-Leaf Clover Quilt for St. Patrick’s Day using essential tools

This will probably be one of the easiest quilts I’ve made to date. With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, there’s no time like the present to make one featuring a four-leaf clover.

Here are the tools I’ll be using this week.

OLISO PRO^TM TG1600 Pro Plus Smart Iron – Turquoise

OLFA 45mm RTY-2/DX/MAG Ergonomic Rotary Cutter – Magenta

Odif 505 Temporary Quilt Basting Adhesive Fabric Spray – 312g

ODIF 606 Spray and Fix No-sew Fusible Adhesive Web – 163g

ODIF 808 Spray and Fix Temporary Adhesive for Paper Patterns – 156g

GÜTERMANN 26 pc Sew-All 100m – Thread Set in Acrylic Box – Assorted Colours

HEIRLOOM Crystal Head Pins – Blue & Yellow – 47mm (1⅞″)

SCHMETZ #1856 Piecing & Quilting Needles Pack Carded – Assorted – 5 count

OMNIGRIP Ruler – 20¹⁄₂″ x 20¹⁄₂″ (52 x 52cm)

materials

fabric

• 1 – 13” x 13” piece of green fabric or 25 – 3” x 3” pieces of green fabric for the four-leaf clover applique
• ½ yd [46cm] for background and backing
• 2 – 2½” strips x width of fabric for binding
• a FQ size batting

Although it may be quicker to use a single piece of fabric to make the four-leaf clover, I decided to piece mine together. To save time, I went looking in a scrap bin for 25 green 3” x 3” squares. I actually found enough 3” squares for two four-leaf clovers, but I’m only making one.

Sewing needles are one of the most important tools. Always use quality needles such as the SCHMETZ Piecing & Quilting Needles. These needles are specially designed for piecing and quilting.

Separate the 25 green 3” squares and sew them in rows of five. Then, press the seams to one side.

With all seams, press each of the strips together as shown below.

As the strips are being nested, ensure the strips are pinned using HEIRLOOM Crystal Head Pins. They’re long and thin and will hold the pieces nicely together.

After the pinning is done, sew the seams.

Repeat the above step until all five strips are sewn together to create a 25 patch. The back of the 25-patch square will have the seams of each row going in opposite directions.

This brings an end to today’s post. If there’s one thing I’d like everyone to remember is to ensure the best needles are used. Get some SCHMETZ Piecing & Quilting Needles.

Come back tomorrow, we’ll cut out the four-leaf clover from the 25-patch.

This is part 1 of 5 in this series